Dwight D. Eisenhower
- He's full name is Dwight David Eisenhower.
- Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 in Dension, Texas.
- His nickname was Ike.
- His religion is Presbyterian.
- He is the 34th president of the United States.
- He was in office from 1953 to 1961.
- He was elected for 2 terms.
- He was a Republican.
- He went to Abilene High School, and then went to West Point Military Academy and graduated from there in 1915.
- His profession before presidency was an army officer. He was the US Army Chief of staff.
- After graduating, Eisenhower started dating Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower. He married her after nine months of dating on July 1, 1916. Their first son died at the age of 3 and the second son named John Eisenhower was born on 1922.
- He was the most important general of world war 2. He signed the federal aid highway act and balanced the budget.
- Major events that happened while he was in office was the end of the Korean war, the interstate highway system being created, the Eisenhower doctrine, the Brown vs. Board of Education, the ordering of federal troops to little rock, Arkansas to enforcing integration, when they signed the 1957 Civil Rights Act to protect voting rights, when Hawaii became the 50th state, and the boycott of city buses.
- He's Vice President was Richard Nixon. He was in office from 1953 to 1961. He was Eisenhower's Vice President for both his terms.
- He died on March 28, 1969 at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington D.C. He died from a type of heart illness.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library. "Main Events of the Eisenhower Presidency, 1953-61." : Kansas (KS) Heritage Group. The Kansas Heritage Server, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://www.kansasheritage.org/abilene/ikeeven.html>.
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Kelly, Martin. "Get Quick Facts on Dwight Eisenhower." About. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://americanhistory.about.com/od/dwightdeisenhower/a/ff_d_eisenhower.htm>.
United States. National Park Service. "President Eisenhower's Top 5 Accomplishments." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nps.gov/features/eise/jrranger/5accompx.htm>.